Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,660 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Hilton Lee Smith (1907-1983)
Lucy Laney School Marker
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Sara G. Stanley (1837-1918)
James Tyson Tildon (University of Maryland)
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James Tyson Tildon (1931-2006)
1905 Philadelphia Giants
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Philadelphia Giants (1902-1911)

Explore Global African History

We Charge Genocide: The Crime of Government Against the Negro People by William L Patterson, 1970
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(1951) We Charge Genocide
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The Horn of Africa
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Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-1986)
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Learie Constantine (1901-1971)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Black Freedom and Social Class in St. Louis, Missouri between the Great Depression and the Great Society
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“Yes We Can”: Barack Obama’s Road to the White House, 2008
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Race and Color in A California Coastal Community: The Seaside Story
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Remembrance in the Cemetery: In Search of “The Accidental Slaveowner”

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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